The Tulbagh & Palm
Garden Hotels, part of the Cape Town Hotels Group,
have recently undertaken to completely refurbish
both Hotels due to the increase in tourism in Cape
Town, people returning to the CBD and to pre-empt
the opening of the Cape Town Convention
Centre.

Set in the heart of the CBD,
The Tulbagh Hotel started Phase 1 of the upgrade in
2002. This consisted of upgrading the rooms,
creating an open plan lounge & bar leading onto
the sidewalk terrace & turning the duplex
Suites into self-catering apartments, ideal for
long staying guests. Phase 2 will include a pool
and recreation area that will involve turning the
entire ground floor on its axle. All this is part
of the Groups R3,000,000 project.

"Cape Town Council &
Tourism bodies have done a tremendous job to bring
people back to the City Centre & indeed Cape
Town itself & we are in the process of
upgrading our own Hotels to fall in line with the
City's restoration." comments Sagren Naicker, Group
Operations Manager.

Add to that the fact that
the Hotel is +- 5 minutes stroll to the Cape Town
International Convention Centre and it makes sense
to inject this investment. As part of the new Staff
team, David van Wyk has recently been appointed as
Rooms Division Manager for The Tulbagh.

The Palm Garden Hotel in Sea
Point has already completed its 'mock-up' room for
its own R1,000,000 refurbishment. Shawn Mc Taggart,
General Manager, assures the industry & guests
that the Palm Garden will not lose any of its charm
in the refurbishment. "It will simply be lighter,
brighter and more in keeping with Cape Towns
'seaside ambience." states Mc Taggart.

Not only will the Hotel
itself be upgraded but so has the Palms facilities.
The nightly entertainment presently ranges from
Blues Evenings, Piano Concertos to Calypso &
African music. Following in line with the new look,
the Executive Chef has created a Sunday Lunch
buffet, "East meets West" to challenge the most
hardened food critic by introducing specialities
not seen before at The Palm.